Regional Centers of Pharmacovigilance: a complementary source of efficiency

• Published in: Therapie Vol. 53; no. 4; p. 397
• Main Authors: Mazé, F, Bégaud, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.07.1998
• Subjects: Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - organization & administration; Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - standards; Drug Therapy - standards; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; France; Humans; France

Spontaneous reporting remains so far the most used and cost-effective method for detecting new adverse reactions associated with marketed drugs. In France, this routine surveillance involves a network of 31 regional centres. In this study, the numbers of reported cases were compared between centres...